Duncan Gold, Birmingham
5th June 2014 | Your Views
Rail privatisation is a disgrace, has been and continues to be. It’s a scandalous waste of taxpayers’ money.
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Jon Hobbs, Leighton BuzzardPrivatisation has failed. Let’s return our rail system to the national asset it once was.
William Shearer, LondonThe great experiment should now end. Privatisation has not worked. Talent has been lost as train operating companies now work in ‘silos’.
Hans Nussbaumer, Teufen, SwitzerlandI live in Switzerland, but it’s sad to see how the country, that innovated the railway, loses the railway system in this ridiculous way.
Josephine Keers, BeaworthyI actually live in Halwill Junction. Previously I lived down the road at Bude. It used to be so easy to get to Exeter and beyond when there was a railway back in the 60s.
Robert Powell, Stockton-on-TeesStop rail companies avoiding tax here while shipping rail profits and taxpayer subsidies abroad. East Coast line is a great example of what public ownership can do.
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